Why Jews thrived in Hollywood — and what they sacrificed for it
WEBNov 24, 2022 — American film executives Jack Warner, left, and Louis Mayer right, together at a bar, 1940. (Hulton Archive/Getty) “I’ve been to Hollywood, this is just what I saw,” he said during his widely dissected monologue. “It’s a lot of Jews. Like, a lot.”. Chappelle’s “SNL” episode drew a season-high 4.8 million viewers when it aired ...
JCRC votes not to endorse anti-Hamas resolution - IJN
WEBJan 24, 2024 — T he Colorado Jewish Community Relations Council decided by a unanimous vote last week not to endorse a proposed resolution by Colorado Rep. Ron Weinberg (R-Loveland) that expresses support for Israel, condemns anti-Semitism and condemns the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israelis on Oct. 7.. In a statement provided to the Intermountain Jewish News on Jan. 18, the day of the vote, JCRC ...
Did IFCJ pay for critique of salaries to be removed?
WEBMar 2, 2023 — In 2019, the year the elder Eckstein died, his total compensation jumped to roughly $3 million, which an IFCJ spokesperson, Shavit Greenberg, said was due to a death benefit paid out to his widow. The nonprofit’s revenue in both years exceeded $100 million. A Haaretz article published in 2017 also questioned the size of Yechiel Eckstein’s ...
Editorials | IJN | Intermountain Jewish News | Page 3
WEBFrench Jewry’s bleak outlook. IJN Editorial Staff Jul 11, 2024. When a 65-year-old Jewish woman is beaten, murdered and then defenestrated, and the perpetrator, a drug dealer spewing anti-Semitism, is let off the hook, it’s no... Read more 0 …
The climate question: Jewish groups begin to act - IJN
WEBMay 11, 2023 — Cooper said the Jewish community hit a milestone when 12 of the 20 founding members of Adamah’s climate coalition said in their climate plans that they would consider amending their financial practices. That was significant in light of the organizations’ complex and deliberate governing structures, which …
DU chancellor dehumanizes Jews, Israelis - IJN
WEBNov 2, 2023 — Frankly, people like DU’s Chancellor, who attempt to use language to sanitize the mass murder of Jews are worse than the overt bigots who march in the streets in support of atrocity. At least we can see the demonstrators coming. It is those who lurk in the shadows with lip-service statements condemning anti-Semitism only to take the ...
Jeff Waldman | IJN | Intermountain Jewish News
WEBIJN Staff Jul 07, 2022 Obituaries 0. D enver native Jeff Waldman passed away on June 12, 2022, at 77. A service was held June 14 at Rose Hill Cemetery, officiated by Rabbi Yaakov Chaitovsky. Arrangements were made by Feldman Mortuary. Mr. Waldman grew up on Denver’s North Side. He attended North High School and Cherry Creek High School, and ...
Intermountain Jewish News - IJN
WEBThe Intermountain Jewish News is a weekly independent newspaper founded in 1913, covering the Jewish communities of the Front Range. The IJN is a member of the American Jewish Press Association, Colorado Press Association …
Uninteresting times | IJN | Intermountain Jewish News
WEB5 days ago — As a late Gen X American Jewish woman, post-9/11, post-Oct. 7, recognizing that privilege has becotgme a little depressing. I lived in a world where we weren’t always frightened — of a plane blowing up, a global pandemic, a school shooting. I’ve never done an active shooter drill; I was halfway through college when Columbine happened.
Welcome, North Korea | IJN | Intermountain Jewish News
WEBWelcome, North Korea. W hat is happening in the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset? A bill undermining the bedrock of any Democratic society, the sacrosanct freedom of speech, was put forth by Eitan Cabel of the Labor Party, to limit the distribution of free newspapers. And it passed. True, formally the bill still has two more readings, plus a ...