‘The Last Letter’ Dives Into Holocaust’s Generational Trauma
A tortured soul has come to rest,” read Rudy Baum’s suicide note. The note, and the failed attempted suicide of an 86-year-old certainly left his daughter Karen Baum Gordon with […]
‘Letters Project’ Focuses On Case For Zionism
We read with interest the April 19 article by Chloe E.G. Tross (TOA Graffiti Shows We Need Better Israel Education), in which Tross shares insights from her own Jewish education […]
The Passover Connection to Zionism and Campus Activism
In Hebrew, Passover is also called the Holiday of Spring, Holiday of Matzot, and the Holiday of Freedom. Indeed, I love the arrival of spring, the food and the family […]
College Groups Experience Holocaust Museum Trip
As part of his sociology professorship, Tim Pippert makes it a priority to teach his Augsburg University students out of the classroom and get them experiential learning opportunities. Knowing about […]
For High Schoolers, Holocaust Museum Connects History To Today
WASHINGTON — Being in the crowded, confined space of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was uncomfortable for Kevin Smokyday. It wasn’t because of the photos and videos that he saw […]
May Their Memories be for a Blessing
Eleven people were murdered in Israel by terrorists marking it as the deadliest time period within Israel since 2006.
New Market Lets You Support Israel By Shopping From Home
Elianna Mintz Perez didn’t set out to volunteer for what she calls “Etsy for Israeli goods” for an organization run by older Jewish women. After all, she was working as […]
Who Did The Better ‘Encanto’ Themed Purim Parody?
With Purim this week it’s officially “Purim Parody Season,” and this year there are at least three (that we found) that use one of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s earworms from Disney’s Encanto. […]
New App Aims To Fix ‘Broken’ Online Dating
Even in the modern world of online dating and swiping left and right, Mendota Heights-born Miriam Younger had been a successful matchmaker, but she learned there was a group of […]
WATCH: The Maccabeats Release Their Newest Hanukkah Song
It’s almost Hanukkah which can only mean one thing: The Maccabeats latest holiday parody. This year, the a cappella group performs Illuminating, their version of Dua Lipa’s hit Levitating. Past iterations have […]