News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture
Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- How genetics and lifestyle shape longevity. When it comes to longevity, does it matter more whether you have “good genes” or “good habits?” While the factors that influence how long we live are complex and varied, the combination of the genetics you’re born with and the choices you make play a key role in your overall lifespan. Read more from the 23andMe blog: How genetics and lifestyle shape longevity – 23andMe Blog
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- Announcing the Gesher Galicia Cheder. Gesher Galicia announces the launch of their new Education division, the Gesher Galicia Cheder! Our tagline is “Come Lern with Gesher Galicia.” Lern is the Yiddish word for learn and was the term used in the old country for a “call to study.” A video announcement for the launch of the Cheder can be found on YouTube. Also at: Courses Archive | Gesher Galicia
- AI Pioneers: Teaching Jewish Genealogy in a New Way. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto has made history by introducing the first-ever, AI-driven Jewish genealogy course. This groundbreaking program blends traditional research with artificial intelligence, transforming how Jewish family history is explored and taught. “AI co-designed and co-teaches the course,” said Jerry Scherer, JGS Toronto’s Education Committee Chair and a veteran teacher-lecturer-technology buff. “The computer talks to and interacts with the students and comes up with information and feedback often way faster and better than I could do on my own.” Read their news Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JGS Toronto.docx – Google Drive
- BBYO kicks off annual convention; teens find it ‘overwhelming,’ ‘awesome,’ ‘bittersweet.’ Some 3,500 Jewish teens from 50 countries gathered in Denver on Thursday night for the opening ceremony of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO) International Convention, kicking off the youth movement’s annual weekend-long retreat. It is the largest annual gathering of Jewish teen leaders worldwide. Read more from JNS: BBYO kicks off annual convention; teens find it ‘overwhelming,’ ‘awesome,’ ‘bittersweet’ – JNS.org EDITORS NOTE: BBYO is one of the youth groups targeted by the L’Dor V’Dor Foundation’s Worldwide Jewish Event Calendar to search for events that interest them and get them involved with their Jewish Heritage and Jewish Genealogy: JDays – L’Dor V’Dor Foundation (LDVDF) The LDVDF is a great project to support to help target the next generation of Jewish Genealogists that no one else is focusing on! Partner – L’Dor V’Dor Foundation (LDVDF)
- Prehistoric artifacts from Israel prove our ancestors made art 100,000 years ago. New study shows Middle Paleolithic people intentionally decorated stone tools, offering evidence that abstract thinking began earlier than 50,000 years ago as previously believed. Read the story from The Times of Israel: Prehistoric artifacts from Israel prove our ancestors made art 100,000 years ago | The Times of Israel
- Restitution project genealogists track down rightful heirs of Nazi-looted books. The project has come to the aid of Leibl Rosenberg, an official representative of the Jewish community in Nuremberg, Germany, who has made it his life’s mission to restitute 9,000 books that were looted from victims of the Nazi regime and found in the library of a notorious Nazi, Julius Streicher, at the end of World War II. Read the story from Jewish Insider: Restitution project genealogists track down rightful heirs of Nazi-looted books
- 10 things you should do with your Ancestry DNA test results to get the most from them. Not sure what to do with your AncestryDNA test results? DNA expert Debbie Kennett offers 10 tips that will help you get the most from them. Go to: 10 things you should do with your Ancestry DNA test results to get the most from them | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
- FamilyTreeDNA’s New Matrix. FamilyTreeDNA’s new reworked Matrix includes relationships, in other words, how your matches are related to each other. But there’s more. It also includes the number of shared segments and the number of cMs shared between your matches. You can then push those matches through to the chromosome browser to see exactly which segments overlap between you and your matches. Read more from Genetic Genealogy: FamilyTreeDNA’s New Matrix Shows How Your Matches Are Related to Each Other | DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
- The Chief Rabbi of Gaza. The Jewish history of Gaza is as complex and intriguing as one of its most famous sons – Rabbi Ohana, who had tea with the king of Egypt, advised a Muslim cleric, met with Jewish assassins, introduced Hebrew education in New York, and became Chief Rabbi of Haifa. Read more from Aish: The Chief Rabbi of Gaza | Aish
- Ben Gurion Airport exhibit traces Jewish life throughout Israel’s history. The finds on display include a Hasmonean coin hoard, archaeological evidence of the biblical king Ahab, and a Western Wall stone. Read the story from The Times of Israel: Ben Gurion Airport exhibit traces Jewish life throughout Israel’s history | The Times of Israel
- Influential Jewish comics legend Will Eisner gets a retrospective in Chelsea. Seventy-nine works by “the father of the graphic novel” are on view at Philippe Labaune Gallery on West 24th Street. Read the full story from NY Jewish Week: Influential Jewish comics legend Will Eisner gets a retrospective in Chelsea – New York Jewish Week
- From ‘Coffee Talk’ to ‘The Hanukkah Song,’ 36 standout Jewish moments from 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Many Jewish comedy greats got their start in the once-scrappy comedy sketch show, which celebrates its golden anniversary this weekend. Read the story from New York Jewish Week, From ‘Coffee Talk’ to ‘The Hanukkah Song,’ 36 standout Jewish moments from 50 years of ‘Saturday Night Live’ – New York Jewish Week
- Adam Brody, Adrien Brody nab best actor Critics Choice awards for portraying Jewish characters. Adam Brody won for playing a rabbi on Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This.” Read more from JTA: Adam Brody, Adrien Brody nab best actor Critics Choice awards for portraying Jewish characters – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- A New Nazi Hunters Show Is Coming to Netflix. From the creator of “The Crown” and starring “Succession” actor Jeremy Strong, “The Boys From Brazil” is sure to be excellently crafted and compelling. Read more from Kveller: A New Nazi Hunters Show Is Coming to Netflix – Kveller
- Ben Stiller Is Making a Documentary About His Famous Jewish Parents. Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller loved each other — and worked together — for over 60 years. Read more from Kveller: Ben Stiller Is Making a Documentary About His Famous Jewish Parents – Kveller
- Kosher cannabis? These gummy edibles have a rabbi’s seal of approval — and a following. Tokin’ Jews wanted to make a product that could be enjoyed by every kind of Jew, including those who keep kosher. Read more from the Forward: Kosher cannabis offers religious Jews the chance to get ‘chai’ – The Forward
- Jewish baseball star Alex Bregman signs with Red Sox in record-breaking payday. The three-year, $120 million contract makes him the top-earning Jewish player in baseball history. Read more from The Forward: Alex Bregman, Jewish baseball player, gets record Red Sox deal – The Forward
- From The Forward Archives: A Very Yiddish Valentine’s Day 1928. It’s not a secret that the Forward historically promoted Jewish assimilation into broader American culture, encouraging its readers, among other things, to speak English, learn to make apple pie and play baseball. Read the story from The Forward: Valentine’s Day, Yiddish-Style
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