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Thought Yiddish has had its day in the sun? I mean, it definitely has, but the comedy web series YidLife Crisis was nonetheless nominated by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for best original program produced for digital media. Also nominated for their performances in the series were YidLife‘s creators and stars, Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman. Naturally, they say, “a dank.”
@TheCJN @elibatalion @YidLifeCrisis @TheCdnAcademy Hey thanks guys, a dank!
— Jamie Elman (@JamieElman) January 17, 2017
Jewish history not always a downer, CJN contributor Michael Stavsky discovers. He toured Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History and saw the story of American Jewry presented in a positive light.
CJN readers had plenty to say about Bernie Farber’s most recent column, in which he castigated Rabbi Marvin Hier of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles for agreeing to say a prayer for Jews at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Ha’aretz reported yesterday that Rabbi Hier explained his decision and called out Democrats who’ve said they’ll boycott the inauguration.
Alberta’s University of Lethbridge will move ahead with a complaint to the province’s Human Rights Commission against suspended and tenured professor Anthony Hall. Last fall, Hall was accused by Jewish groups of disseminating Zionist conspiracy theories and encouraging speculation about the Holocaust.
Brazil, home to roughly 120,000 Jews, has said it will accept Israel’s choice for ambassador to the country, Yossi Shelley, ending a diplomatic standoff between the two nations.
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in federal court in Texas yesterday, testifying in an intellectual property case involving a virtual reality company he bought for over $2 million.