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Loehmann's, the New York City-based discount department store that had a devoted - and deeply Jewish - fan base, is set to make a return later this month. Now under new ownership after closing for good in 2014, Loehmann's will relaunch as a series of pop-up stores, beginning with a warehouse sale at Tanger Outlets at Deer Park on Long Island on Aug. 22, the New York Post reports. Future pop-ups are planned in Florida and New York City. The iconic brand, founded by former department store buyer F...
Peggy Dara Robbins Janousky of Oviedo, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, at her residence. She was 63 years old. Peggy was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 1, 1962, to the late Dr. Albert and Shirley Robbins. She earned her master’s degree in education from Hofstra University. Peggy was a teacher and children’s author, with two published picture books: “Move It, Miss Macintosh” and “Invader from Mars: The Truth About Babies.” She was also published in three of the anthologies of her men... Full story
Submitted by the family Howard Pinsky, 82, of Orlando, passed away peacefully on Aug. 17, 2025. Born in Chicago on July 27, 1943, Howard was a man who could never resist a puzzle — whether it was a stubborn gadget, a block of wood waiting to be shaped, or the mysteries of the universe itself. A true “jack of all trades,” Howard lived by the Boy Scout motto of always prepared. His natural curiosity fueled a lifetime of learning and tinkering. He found joy in robotics, electronics, woodt... Full story
(JNS) — A Jewish family was allegedly kicked off a taxi in Austria last week and called “murderers” by the driver, who reportedly assaulted one of the passengers. In France, “Free Palestine” graffiti was sprayed on Jewish-owned cars on Wednesday. In the Netherlands, Israelis were filmed at a vacation park and threatened online last week. And in Italy, a hotel employee demanded that an Israeli guest cancel her booking if she supported her government’s actions. The incidents, all reported in local media, were part of a wave of violence an...
(JNS) — Former Hamas hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel led a group of protesters in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday to confront the International Committee of the Red Cross over its inaction regarding captives held by Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza. They were joined on the “Bring the Hostages Home” Solidarity Bus Ride to the South African capital by the South African Zionist Federation, members of civil society, faith leaders and political representatives. “We are here at the Red Cross o...
(JNS) — Israeli and French researchers have discovered in Israel the earliest scientific evidence of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday. The skeleton of a five-year-old child who lived 140,000 years ago, that was found in a prehistoric cave on Mount Carmel, features a combination of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens traits, according to the university. Neanderthals vs Homo sapiens While closely related, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens were distinct human species with different physical chara...
(JNS) — Israelis who were uprooted from the community of Sa-Nur in northern Samaria during the 2005 Gaza disengagement returned on Thursday morning to prepare the area for resettlement, Channel 14 reported. The group of evacuees cleaned up trash and repaired damage caused following the Arab takeover of the village, which is one of the two in Samaria that the Israeli government decided in May to reconstruct. The visit was led by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich — who initiated the Cabinet decision three months ago and whose brother use...
Jewish Maryland congressman latest Dem to sponsor arms restrictions against Israel (JNS) — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) joined far-left House Democrats in pushing for restrictive arms sales to Israel. The “Block the Bombs Act,” to which Raskin signed on as a co-sponsor, would require Congress to authorize each sale or transfer of a variety of weapons systems and to identify how those weapons would be used. The conditions imposed by the law would be unprecedented in the U.S.-Israel relationship. Raskin, who is Jewish, represents a suburban Maryl...
(JNS) — A building long thought to be a fourth-century church in the Ibero-Roman city of Castulo may be one of the oldest synagogues discovered on the Iberian Peninsula, National Geographic reported on Monday, citing an archaeological study published last month. Near modern-day Linares, in the province of Jaén, about 160 miles south of Madrid, archaeologists digging in Castulo encountered several ritual objects that they associated with Jewish worship. Some researchers believe that the Synagoga Mayor in Barcelona is the oldest synagogue in Ib...
By Joseph Strauss What exactly is "Slam Frank," the purported hip-hop musical that reimagines the Holocaust's most famous victim as a pansexual Latinx girl today? Is it a real show with real actors and real songs constructing a real story for real audiences? Or is it an elaborate social media prank designed to pillory the left and rage-bait the right? Or could it be both? The show's Instagram account, its primary engine of promotion, has stoked the confusion. Co-creator Andrew Fox posts...
