South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg dies at age 87
Despite recieving help from the Israeli government in the negotiated release of his 22-year imprisonment, Goldberg remained a vocal critic of Israel and avid supporter of the BDS movement.
First image of Seth Rogen as Jewish pickle maker is historically accurate
The Seth Rogen Jewish immigrant pickle movie is still happening, and we now have some striking photo evidence.
Kim Kardashian West endorses spoken word album about Armenian genocide
Kardashian is of Armenian heritage, Friday marked the 105th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
'One World' concert featuring major stars to air in Israel tonight
The event, led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the nonprofit group Global Citizen, told the personal stories of teachers and healthcare, grocery, delivery, postal and other workers.
Jewish celebrity Saturday night Passover seder yields $2.5M for charity
The Saturday Night Passover Seder that aired on YouTube over the weekend brought together dozens of celebrities and raised $2.6 million for the CDC Foundation.
Brazilian-Israeli family performs home-quarantine version of ‘Hallelujah’
The Brombergs, who immigrated to Israel from São Paulo, Brazil in 2018, play and sing Leonard Cohen’s enduring classic song in English and Hebrew.
William Helmreich, famous sociologist of US Jewry, dies of coronavirus
Helmreich, 74, an academic with eclectic interests whose areas of expertise ranged from race relations to urban life to Orthodox Jewry.
Daniel Azulay, Brazilian artist and educator, dies of coronavirus at 72
Daniel Azulay, one of Brazil’s most prominent children’s artists and educators, died March 27 at 72 in Rio de Janeiro. Azulay was being treated for leukemia when he contracted the coronavirus.
More firsts for Yeshiva U men’s basketball as they pick up awards
Two players have been named All-American, including one on the first team, and a coach has been chosen as national Coach of the Year.
Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir posts photo of Tel Aviv taken from space
The usually bustling Israeli city is seen looking desolate amid the spread of the coronavirus.
His comedy mocks Germany’s history, but he’s thinking about leaving
Shapira burst into Germany’s consciousness on New Year’s Eve 2015, when several Arab men beat him on a Berlin metro train because he had objected to their singing anti-Israel and antisemitic chants.
Julian Edelman says he is studying for his bar mitzvah
Edelman, 33, also said he has attended synagogue during the football season.
‘Judge Judy’ to end after 25th season, but Judy will be on a new bench
A new show, “Judy Justice,” will premiere the next year.
Jewish Hall of Fame wrestler Bill Goldberg takes WWE title in Saudi Arabia
Goldberg, the grandson of Romanian and Russian immigrants, had his bar mitzvah in his native Tulsa, Oklahoma.
NBA players, referees to wear black band honoring David Stern
The Dianne and David Stern Foundation philanthropy included a number of Jewish causes, according to Inside Philanthropy.
Leslie Wexner to step down from Victoria’s Secret parent company
Billionaire entrepreneur Leslie Wexner, under fire for his ties to the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein and allowing a culture of sexual harassment.
Bollywood's first gay romantic comedy banned in UAE
"The film will not be screened in theatres in the predominantly Muslim UAE, a desert country of around 10 million people where gay sex is illegal," said filmmaker Hitesh Kewalya.
Diego Schwartzman fights through injury to win match
It was the longest match in the history of the Buenos Aires tournament.
First Arab Muslim rider joins Israel’s only professional cycling team
"I joined ICA to fulfil my biggest dream: Racing in the World Tour and Tour De France!" 23-year-old Chokri Elmehdi from Morocco said.
Gene Reynolds, co-creator of ‘M*A*S*H,’ dies at 96
The series is one of the highest-rated shows in the history of American television; its final episode was at the time the most-watched program ever, with more than 50 million families tuning in.
Mark Zuckerberg tells tech conference he has ‘become more religious’
He attributed his religious evolution to the issues his company has faced over the last few years and the birth of his two daughters.
Adam Sandler signs on to make 4 more movies with Netflix
Netflix announced on Friday that it would extend its relationship with Sandler, who has been working with the streaming giant since 2015.
A birthday as a time of financial reflection
I spent some time looking into the significance or mention of birthdays in Jewish sources.
Tax Authority reduces aliyah tax breaks
The Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) has found a controversial backdoor way of retroactively reducing the ten-year Israeli tax exemption for foreign income of olim (new immigrants) in the tenth year.
Billie Eilish to give ‘special performance’ at Oscars ceremony
Newly minted Grammy-winner Billie Eilish will perform live at the Oscars ceremony next month.
Parties and politics at the Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is where luminaries from the worlds of art, commerce, and politics meet over collagen-infused cocktails to talk about movies.
Stephen Sondheim's Star-Studded 90th Birthday Salute Made For Perfect TV
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Groban and Meryl Streep are just a few of the artists featured in Take Me to the World, a tribute to the iconic Broadway composer and lyricist.
Steve Martin On His Years As A Comic — And Walking Away From Stand-Up
At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcast in 2008.
Table For None: Tom Colicchio Explains What Restaurants Need To Survive
The Top Chef judge is focused on keeping his industry afloat during the pandemic. "We're really looking at saving every restaurant, because we think that every restaurant needs to be there," he says.
Brian Dennehy's 'Driveways' Performance Is Gruff, Graceful — And A Goodbye
Dennehy, who died April 15, plays a suburban widower who befriends a mother and her son in one of his last films. It's the kind of deeply lived-in performance that Dennehy was known for.
Understanding Nancy Pelosi: She 'Knows Exactly What Her Leverage Is'
Pelosi author Molly Ball says the key to the speaker's success is her mastery of the inside game in politics — building relationships, counting votes, plotting strategy and working around the clock.
Saxophonist Dayna Stephens' 'Liberty' Feels Right For The Way We're Living
The Dayna Stephens trio's improvised grace in a compact setting — where players are interdependent, but no one steps on any toes — sets a good example for life during the pandemic.
Humorist Lightens Depression's Darkness By Talking (And Laughing) About It
Though John Moe's podcast, 'The Hilarious World of Depression' centers on mental illness, the conversations are funny. Humor "can bust me out" of a dark place, he says, the way platitudes never would.
Don't Worry, Even Fashion Guru Tim Gunn Is Living In His Comfy Clothes
"Why should we be self-isolating in clothes that constrain us and constrict us?" Gunn asks. His new fashion competition series, Making the Cut, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Fresh Air Weekend: Mindy Kaling; Touring The 'End Of The World'
Kaling talks about her new Netflix show, Never Have I Ever. John Powers reviews Hulu's Normal People. Mark O'Connell visited doomsday communities while researching his book, Notes from an Apocalypse.
'Fresh Air' Remembers Jazz Archivist And Historian Michael Cogswell
Cogswell, who died April 20, was executive director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which houses journals, trumpets, tapes, photographs and other artifacts. Originally broadcast in 2001.
'Fresh Air' Remembers Bollywood Icon Irrfan Khan
One of India's most beloved film stars, Khan, who died April 29, became internationally known for his work in films like Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi. Originally broadcast in 2012.
Inventive New Comedy 'Upload' Explores (Virtual) Life After Death
Set in 2033, Amazon's new sci-fi series follows a dead character who has been brought back to "life" as a lookalike avatar in a virtual world. Upload is smart, funny — and imaginatively complicated.
Guitarist Stephane Wrembel Plays Music Inspired By Jazz Great Django Reinhardt
Before the coronavirus outbreak, Wrembel visited the Fresh Air studio to talk about his musical influences and to play, with his trio, songs from his new album, Django L'Impressionniste.
How The CARES Act Became A Tax-Break Bonanza For The Rich, Explained
New York Times reporter Jesse Drucker says the economic relief package is full of provisions aimed at big companies and wealthy individuals — some of whom may not have been impacted by the pandemic.
Compared With China, U.S. Stay-At-Home Has Been 'Giant Garden Party,' Journalist Says
New York Times health reporter Donald McNeil points to China as one extreme way to stop a pandemic in its tracks. "We're reluctant to follow China, but they did it," he says. At least for now.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what an inhuman world without the aged. Discuss
Rudyard Kipling
Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink.
Edith Wharton
I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.
The February Revolution
The February Revolution was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Though spontaneous and poorly organized, the revolution resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the start of a new, provisional government. It resulted from a number of factors—low confidence in the monarchy, a looming famine, and a series of failures in World War I, which Russia was ill-equipped to fight. How did Rasputin help to spur the revolution, even though he was dead? Discuss
Capuchin Monkeys
Capuchins are highly intelligent monkeys that live in the tropical forests of Central and South America. In the wild, they use tools to crack open nuts and crabs and have learned to rub crushed millipedes on their backs as mosquito repellant. Easily trained, they are historically recognizable as the classic organ-grinder's monkey and are today widely used in lab experiments and occasionally as service animals. What sorts of tasks are monkey helpers trained to perform to assist the disabled?
The Railgun
A railgun is an experimental weapon that uses electricity instead of explosives to fire long-range projectiles. In a railgun, a conductive projectile is propelled electromagnetically along two parallel rails. Though the device uses a tremendous amount of energy, it can launch objects hundreds of miles at many times the speed of sound. Both the US and Britain have developed and fired experimental models. What are the advantages and disadvantages of railguns compared to traditional guns?
Don’t Miss Networking Opportunities
A lot of us will know someone who never seems to be without work or opportunities. I've met a few people like this. One friend in particular always managed to get himself into situations that proved advantageous. I noticed he was always making phone calls and receiving phone calls from people I wouldn't consider to […]
A man’s advice to women on dating
No one said, that just because you're over fifty and alone, that you can't date. Wanting to stay single and live alone doesn't necessarily exclude dating. You don't get kicked out of the club if you do. Some of you... may even retire from your singlehood, and (heaven forbid) get married again!! You need some […]
Beyond Ordinary: A Good Marriage Isn’t Enough
Some people suffer from mediocrity. I don't. I enjoy it! But. it's one thing living alone this way, it's entirely another thing if your marriage suffers from it. If you aren't quite ready to join us here at 50alone.com, you might want to re-examine your relationship to make sure you don't wind up here by […]